Re: [backstage] Open Flash
2008/5/3 Brian Butterworth [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is the most positive thing that I have heard in ages... Microsoft exec going from being evil Borg drone to just plain incompetent. I know your position about the BBC executives, could you fill us in a little with some analysis of the Microsoft situation? Are they nearing their IBM moment? They are trying to submit a DRM format for fonts to the W3C, initially to be a part of CSS3 but that was rejected so now its as its own standard. http://www.w3.org/Submission/2008/SUBM-EOT-20080305/ Perhaps this is so bonkers that its a first sign of the IBM moment :-) Opera, PrinceXML and Safari support TrueType fonts via @font-face already - backstage developers ought to play with this important aspect of CSS3 :-) -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] Open Flash
Dave Crossland wrote: 2008/5/2 Tim Dobson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: simon wrote: Adobe is removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications says Aral Balkan: http://aralbalkan.com/1332 Interesting, I thought. I'll be interested to get Dave Crossland's perspective on this. Adobe's dominance in this area of computing is being challenged in two ways - by Microsoft (Silverlight) and GNU (Gnash) - so they are taking evasive action to try and maintain their dominance. Does Gnash really challenge Adobe? Any more than Wine, Samba, dotgnu or Mono seriously challenge Microsoft/Windows dominance? I'm pretty skeptical. OK that's over polite. I think you're mistaken. Rather it reinforces a classic argument but it's an open standard! the spec is (now) out there, ... and look ... Gnash ... there are multiple implementations, even opensource ones. On top of that, things are set up for an equally classic you've tried the rest now try the best argument. If you've committed to Flash, best to use the real thing eh? Users have a choice now: they can get an implementation from the leaders or from the followers. (not my view but a natural spin on things) I see vastly more pressure on Adobe from Silverlight, and from the return of HTML/.js post-Ajax. As W3C explores addition of video and more to HTML, the special benefit of embedding these alien objects in Web pages begins to shrink. Gnash is - don't get me wrong - a great project. But this isn't some David/Goliath triumph. What evidence do you see pointing to Gnash threatening Adobe? cheers, Dan -- http://danbri.org/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
Re: [backstage] Open Flash
Dan Brickley wrote: On top of that, things are set up for an equally classic you've tried the rest now try the best argument. If you've committed to Flash, best to use the real thing eh? Users have a choice now: they can get an implementation from the leaders or from the followers. (not my view but a natural spin on things) I agree with most of your points, but this one is only valid given a couple of presuppositions: namely that Adobe makes its own Flash player available for the platform you're using, and that the platform you're using supports user installation of software. The less your platform looks like a regular PC, the less valid these assumptions are likely to be (for now). S - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
